84 Lakh Yoni — Timeline of Life Evolution
Author Kedi Ganapati
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Not a Body Count, but a Breed Count
Kedi: What is "84 lakh yonis"?
Ganesh: The physical species or bodily form of a living being is called a "yoni." In total, there are 84 lakh (8.4 million) yonis.
Kedi: I heard that the world's human population has crossed 7 billion. Then how can it be only 84 lakhs?
Ganesh: 84 lakhs is not a population number. It is a classification of different species of living beings.
Kedi: How many types of living beings are there?
Ganesh: There are 20 lakh species of plants, 9 lakh species of aquatic creatures, 1 lakh species of amphibians, 10 lakh species of insects, 10 lakh species of birds, 30 lakh species of land animals, and 4 lakh species of humans. In total, that makes 84 lakh species of living beings.
One Human, Eight Genders, Four Lakh Gene
Kedi: Humans only have 8 types, so how can it be 4 lakhs?
Ganesh: The 8 types—male, female, intersex, and so on—are based on sexual organs. The 4 lakh yonis are based on the structure of the entire body.
Kedi: Like cows and cats have many breeds, do humans also have many types?
Ganesh: Humans have 4 lakh types of bodily structures—Maharashtrian, Kashmiri, Tamilian, Bengali, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Arab, Chinese, Korean, Russian, American, British, Thai, Brazilian, and Italian people, and people from every state of India all have different physical structures. This diversity is considered the classification of human types, totaling 4 lakh.
Timeline of Life Evolution in Four Manvantaras
Kedi: Do all 84 lakh yonis always exist on Earth? Doesn't their number increase or decrease?
Ganesh: The number of yonis begins at 20 lakh in the Rising Manvantara and increases to 80 lakh. Then, in the Ancient Manvantara, the 4 lakh human types appear, making the total 84 lakh.
Kedi: What are Rising Manvantara and Ancient Manvantara?
Ganesh: Just as days and months have names, the four Manvantaras are named Rising, Ancient, Middle, and Modern. No living being appears at any random time. Every being first incarnates in a fixed Manvantara.
Ganesh explained the time periods and numbers related to the appearance of the 84 lakh yonis.
| Manvantar | Chaturyuga | Yuga | Living Beings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Manvantar | 3rd Chaturyuga | Satyuga | Plants (20 Lakh) |
| Rising Manvantar | 4th Chaturyuga | Satyuga | Aquatic (9 Lakh) |
| Rising Manvantar | 5th Chaturyuga | Satyuga | Amphibians (1 Lakh) |
| Rising Manvantar | 6th Chaturyuga | Satyuga | Terrestrial (30 Lakh) |
| Rising Manvantar | 6th Chaturyuga | Satyuga | Aerial (10 Lakh) |
| Rising Manvantar | 6th Chaturyuga | Kaliyuga | Insects (10 Lakh) |
| Ancient Manvantar | 1st Chaturyuga | Satyuga | Humans (4 Lakh) |
Evolution: New Species Born, Not Old Transformed
Kedi: I have heard that some foreigners and some Indians say that one animal gradually develops into another animal, and that white English people living abroad were originally monkeys and then became humans. Is this true?
Ganesh: Just as a peanut cannot develop into a mango seed, in the same way one animal cannot evolve into another animal.
Kedi: Then what is evolution?
Ganesh: Calling one animal turning into another animal "evolution" is not correct; that would be foolishness. Evolution means that after sufficient expansion of one species, another species comes into existence. For example, at the beginning of time, when fruits and flowers that grow in the summer season appeared, there were none that grew in winter. When the winter season actually began, fruits and flowers that grow in winter started appearing. Now, if someone says that the fruit that used to grow in summer gradually developed and started growing in winter in a different form, and that this is evolution, then nothing could be more foolish.
Kedi: So the people who say that the human body developed from the body of a monkey — are they all fools?
Ganesh: No, not all are fools. Some people are very clever. They are not interested in whether humans came from monkeys or humans came from humans; they are more interested in gaining wealth and property. So those "clever" people do not waste their time opposing what they consider the foolish idea that humans came from monkeys.
Kedi: Then should I oppose this "humans came from monkeys" idea or not?
Ganesh: If you do not oppose it, you will be called a fool. You were born to search for truth, so how can you remain silent against what you believe is false?
Human Seed Can't Make Animal Breed
Kedi: I've heard that to be born as a human, one must pass through other life forms. Is that true?
Ganesh: Only foolish humans think that way. Every living being has its own "seed". Even after death, it is reborn from that same seed.
Kedi: How?
Ganesh: After a human dies, they can be reborn as any of the 4 lakh types of humans, but no human will become another animal. After a chicken dies, it can be reborn as another type of chicken, but it will never become a goat. After a tiger dies, it will be reborn as a tiger of another type, but it cannot become a lion. A tiger may be reborn as a tigress, but it cannot become another animal.
Kedi: After a man dies, can he be born as a woman in the next life?
Ganesh: Based on accumulated and destined karma, a man can be reborn as a woman, intersex, homosexual, or any type among the 4 lakh human forms. But no matter how good or complete a human's karma is, a human can never be reborn as another species.
Kedi: Why is that?
Ganesh: Humans are strange. If they were allowed to be reborn as other creatures, 80% of them would choose to become animals after death rather than humans again. Being an animal is easy. Being a human is very difficult.
Rebirth, After Reset, Nothing Repeats!
Kedi: I've heard many people say they want to be born again as the same person. Why?
Ganesh: They are all lying. No true human wants to be born again as the same character. Do you want to be Kedi again?
Kedi: I'm ready to become anything, but I don't want the Kedi mindset again. It makes me jump from one experience to another, and I don't even know what I'll do in the next second or say in the next sentence.
Ganesh: Oh, so you want to be a girl? Do you have a desire to become one?
Kedi: No, I just like riding bikes. I don't have any other hobbies.
Ganesh: In every life, a person's interests change. What you dislike or even hate in this life may become your defining trait in the next.
Kedi: Does a person's entire character change in rebirth?
Ganesh: Even in this life, a person's character changes many times. Different situations change nature and behavior. And you think you'll carry the same character into the next life? No—everything will change.
Karma Changes Genders, Respect or Regret
Kedi: If someone is a man in this life, can they become a woman or intersex in the next?
Ganesh: Yes. A man can become a woman or intersex in the next life. A woman can become a man or intersex. An intersex person can become a man or a woman.
Kedi: Then if someone doesn't like being a man, woman, or intersex, can they commit suicide to get another form? Some people are crazy—they can do anything.
Ganesh: Every person is destined to remain a man, woman, or intersex for a fixed period of time. If someone's destiny says they must live 80 years as a man, and they die at 50, they will still have to experience the remaining 30 years as a man in their next birth.
Note: This content represents a chapter of Kedi Purana, a 64-chapter work authored by Kedi Ganapati. Kedi Purana is a modern Purana of the present and final Kaliyuga.
